The sinkhole institute was founded in 1982 with the support of state Insurance Commissioner Bill Gunter, who collected more than $150,000 from insurance companies in Florida to open the institute.

Besides conducting research and providing information to the public, the institute keeps a computer inventory of sinkholes in the state.

''Sinkholes in Florida: An Introduction'' is available by writing the Florida Sinkhole Research Institute, College of Engineering, UCF, Orlando 32816.

-- The family of the late James C. Dockeray of Maitland has provided an endowment to establish UCF's first scholarship fund for graduate study in finance.

Dockeray was dean emeritus of the faculty of business administration at George Washington University and wrote Modern Corporation Finance, a widely used college textbook.

His family said that Dockeray had followed the progress of UCF's College of Business Administration and they wanted to remember him by supporting it, particularly in the finance program.

The endowment is given by Isabel M. Dockeray, and her three children, George C. Dockeray, William F. Dockeray and Susan D. Peterson.

-- A collection of paintings, prints and sculpture given to UCF by Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Dorsky of New York City will be on display in the art gallery through July 25. The gallery is on the third floor of the Humanities and Fine Arts Building and is open Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.